News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
The Hard Rock Diner dining facility on Baumholder’s Smith Barracks was named the best in Europe for the second year in a row, as well as runner-up at the Department of the Army level for fiscal year 2014.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III returned to Ramstein Air Base Tuesday and Wednesday to speak with Airmen, listen to their stories of service, update them on pressing issues facing the Air Force, and thank them for their service.
The Mosel Music Festival, founded in 1985 in the City of Bernkastel-Kues by artist director and manager Hermann Lewen, began with seven concerts and a philosophy to combine first class music with culture.
All along the Rhine River, towns will be aglow, fireworks will light the sky and bathe the water in fire, flotillas of ships will be illuminated and castles will be alive with dancing colors during the annual Rhine in Flames, which takes place near the cities of Rüdesheim and Bingen Saturday.
Airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Group arrived at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 16 to participate in the Air Force-specific portion of Saber Strike 2014.
Saber Strike is a regularly scheduled, reoccurring exercise that promotes the enduring commitment the United States and other allied nations have with the Baltic States.
Saber Strike 2014 concluded June 20 with a closing ceremony at the Adazi Training Area here.
A Latvian runway was used for the first time by the U.S Air Force when three C-130J models assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron landed on Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 17 as part of a Saber Strike exercise.
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